Rebuilding: construction in Japan
Article Abstract:
The Japanese government is trying to stimulate growth in the construction industry, which accounts for 17% of the country's gross domestic product. In the private sector, potential home-buyers are being wooed. Housing starts have been growing 7-8% since Nov 1995.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
Land Subdivision and Land Development, Housing Developers, Construction industry, Japan, Housing development
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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A sip of something good: shops in inner cities
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Inner city residents, most poor, pay 8.8% more for foods than suburbanites because there are few supermarkets in city centers. Zoning laws, high rents, high labor prices and high crime prevent stores from opening in cities.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
Individual and family services, Health aspects, Innovations, Retail trade, Supermarkets, Poor, Location, Inner cities, New Community Corp.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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